SOLUTION: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5:6:7. Describe the length of the longest side if the perimeter is less than 54 centimeters. Please show your work.
Algebra.Com
Question 484751: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5:6:7. Describe the length of the longest side if the perimeter is less than 54 centimeters. Please show your work.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ratio = 5:6:7
multiply by common factor x
the lengths are 5x , 6x, 7x
their sum = 18x
18x<54
x<3
then the longest side will be
7x<21
it will be less than 21
m.ananth@hotmail.ca
RELATED QUESTIONS
the lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5:6:7. Describe the length of the (answered by checkley77)
Solve the problem by writing an inequality.
The lengths of the sides of a triangle are (answered by stanbon)
The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5. describe the length of the (answered by rfer)
okay i have one question that i'm not sure how to set up.
1. The lengths of the sides of (answered by rfer,MathTherapy)
The lengths of the side of a triangle are in ratio 3 to 5 to 6. If the perimeter of the... (answered by Alan3354)
The lengths of the side of a triangle are in ratio 3 to 5 to 6. If the perimeter of the... (answered by reviewermath)
the sides of a triangle are shown in the ratio 3:5:7. The longest 21cm. What are the... (answered by wilft1)
The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:6. The perimeter of the... (answered by Boreal)
Please help me. The perimeter of a triangle is 90 cm
The lengths of the sides of the (answered by ewatrrr)